Current Account Switching Hits New Low
How often do you switch your current account? If you're anything like the majority of people, the answer is: Not often. Now, industry figures have revealed that those switching accounts hit an all-time low. Just 57,779 banking customers moved current accounts using...
The 6 Biggest Money Mistakes We All Make
Making our money work for us can be tricky, right? And even while we do our best – getting the right savings account, and not immediately flashing the card and buying that jacket we've had our eye on for ages – sometimes we don't make it easy on ourselves. These are...
New Self-Assessment Forms Simplify Tax Returns
This could herald the end of tax returns as we know it – one day, at least. The HMRC are introducing a new, simplified self-assessment form for some taxpayers. Ask any company director or self-employed freelancer and they'll tell you the same thing: Few things are as...
Bank Skimming: What Is It and How Can it Save You Money?
There are tons of tips and tricks out there to help you save money. We've covered plenty ourselves, from the 7 best tips for first-time credit card users to how to make your holiday money go further. You've got yourself a budget that you follow. You watch all the...
PPI Firm Fined for Record Number of Illegal Nuisance Calls
It's good news for anyone who's been harassed with unwanted calls concerning PPI – Your Money Rights Ltd. has been slapped with a £350,000 fine for making a record 146 million illegal calls in just four months. After an investigation by the Information Commissioner's...
The 7 Best Tips for First-Time Credit Card Users
Congratulations – you've just got yourself your very first credit card. But whether you're 18 or 80, if you're looking for advice on using your first credit card, we've got you covered. After all, we want to ensure that any credit cards we have are a financial asset,...
Arnie is Back as Mis-sold PPI Deadline Looms
He always said he'd be back – and now he is. In a bid to raise awareness of the upcoming mis-sold PPI deadline, the Financial Conduct Authority has enlisted the help of the Terminator himself, Arnold Schwarzenegger. Well, sort of. In the latest adverts, on air now,...
Have You Heard the One About the New £1 Coins: Deadline Looms But New Coins ‘Wrongly Returned’
It was supposed to be so easy. The new pound coin was introduced earlier this year, and we all have until the 15th October to spend the old-style coins or trade them in at the bank. It couldn’t be simpler. Well, it seems even the best-laid plans go wrong, if the...
Pensions Cold-Call Ban Could Save Millions
Say goodbye to those unwanted pension salesmen calling you up at all hours of the day – the Government has announced a crackdown on the scams which have cost thousands of savers tens of millions of pounds. The ban on cold-calling and unsolicited text messages and...
The 5 Tips for Making the Most of Your Holiday Money
Summer is here, and for many of us, that means holidays. But holidays are expensive enough, without any nasty charges to your bank account just because you spend money abroad on fun-filled activities and postcards back home. So, if you're heading abroad this summer,...